Thursday, March 4, 2010

Tributes to Sachin

"Nothing bad can happen to us if we're on a plane in India with SachinTendulkar on it."- Hashim Amla, the South African batsman, reassures himself as heboards a flight.

"Sometimes you get so engrossed in watching batsmen like Rahul Dravidand Sachin Tendulkar that you lose focus on your job."- Yaseer Hameed in pakistani newspaper.

"To Sachin, the man we all want to be"- Andrew Symonds wrote on an aussie t-shirt he autographed specially for Sachin.

“Beneath the helmet, under that unruly curly hair, inside thecranium, there is something we don't know, something beyond scientificmeasure. Something that allows him to soar, to roam a territory ofsport that, forget us, even those who are gifted enough to playalongside him cannot even

"We did not lose to a team called India ...we lost to a man called Sachin."- Mark Taylor, during the test match in Chennai (1997)

"The more I see of him the more confused I'm getting to which is hisbest knock."- M. L. Jaisimha

"The joy he brings to the millions of his countrymen, the grace withwhich he handles all the adulation and the expectations and his innatehumility - all make for a one-in-a-billion individual,"- Glen McGrath

"I can be hundred per cent sure that Sachin will not play for a minutelonger when he is not enjoying himself. He is still so eager to go outthere and play. He will play as long as he feels he can play"- Anjali Tendulkar

"There was a big party where stars from bollywood and cricket wereinvited. Suddenly, there was a big noise, all wanted tosee approaching Amitabh Bachhan. Then Sachin entered the hall andAmitabh was leading the queue to get a grab of the GENIUS!!"- Shah Rukh Khan in an interview.

'I Will See God When I Die But Till Then I Will See Sachin'- A banner in Sharjah

Sachin Tendulkar has often reminded me of a veteran army colonel whohas many medals on his chest to show how he has conquered bowlers allover the world. I was bowling to Sachin and he hit me for two fours ina row. One from point and the other in between point and gully. Thatwas the last two balls of the over and the over after that we (SA)took a wicket and during the group meeting i told Jonty (Rhodes) to bealert and i know a way to pin Sachin. And i delivered the first ballof my next over and it was a full length delivery outside theoffstump. And I shouted catch. To my astonishment the ball was hit tothe cover boundary. Such was the brilliance of Sachin. His reflex timeis the best I have ever seen. Its like 1/20th of a sec. To get hiswicket better not prepare. Atleast u wont regret if he hits you forboundaries.- Allan Donald

On a train from Shimla to Delhi , there was a halt in one of thestations. The train stopped by for few minutes as usual. Sachin wasnearing century, batting on 98. The passengers, railway officials,everyone on the train waited for Sachin to complete the century. ThisGenius can stop time in India !!- Peter Rebouck - Aussie journalist

"Sachin cannot cheat. He is to cricket what Gandhiji was to politics.It's clear discrimination. "- NKP Salve, former Union Minister when Sachin was accused of ball tempering

There are 2 kind of batsmen in the world. One Sachin Tendulkar. Twoall the others.- Andy Flower

"I have seen God, he bats at no.4 for India "- Mathew Hayden

"Commit all your sins when Sachin is batting. They will go unnoticedcoz even God is watching him."- A hoarding in England

NOW THIS ONE IS PROBABLY THE BEST AND MOST CUTEST OF THE LOT

"Even my father's name is Sachin Tendulkar."- Tendulkar's daughter, Sara, tells her class her father's name afterthe teacher informs them of a restaurant of the same name in Mumbai.